# dhrystone(1)

## NAME

         dhrystone - integer benchmark

## SYNOPSIS

         dhrystone

## EXAMPLES

         dhrystone           # Run the dhrystone benchmark

## DESCRIPTION

         Many years ago, a floating-point benchmark called whetstone  was  popular
         for benchmarking FORTRAN programs.  Nowadays, an integer benchmark called
         dhrystone is widely used for benchmarking UNIX systems.  This is it.   Be
         warned,   however,  that  dhrystone  is  entirely  CPU  bound,  and  goes
         blindingly fast on machines with high-speed caches.  Although this  is  a
         good  measure  for  programs  that spend most of their time in some inner
         loop, it is a poor benchmark for I/O bound applications.